# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1962 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1963 --- ## [What was your experience seeing Schindler’s List at the cinema?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-experience-seeing-schindler-s-list-at-the-cinema/850074)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-experience-seeing-schindler-s-list-at-the-cinema/850074 "2020-03-24T07:14:18Z")
I never saw Schindler’s List at the cinema and I think it would have been odd. It’s a great film, one of the best ever made. But, it would seem weird to me to be watching it around people I didn’t know. And, I’d think it… --- ## [Positive impact of COVID-19 in the short and long term.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-impact-of-covid-19-in-the-short-and-long-term/849974)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-impact-of-covid-19-in-the-short-and-long-term/849974 "2020-03-24T06:46:44Z")
For all the downsides of COVID, there will be some checkboxes in the positive column. One of the obvious ones is telework. It being forced on many employers will provide solid evidence that it can work and employees wo… --- ## [Question about the stimulus payment. I just moved.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-stimulus-payment-i-just-moved/850132)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-stimulus-payment-i-just-moved/850132 "2020-03-24T06:32:17Z")
Assuming it happens that we all get a payment, how are they planning to do it? I moved to my city 6 months ago for work and lived in a motel until I found an apartment. Just moved in yesterday. The problem is I used the… --- ## [Chrome oddities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome-oddities/850075)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome-oddities/850075 "2020-03-24T05:56:28Z")
Just had to reinstall Chrome after a bout of system problems on Win10. It is only on this board that the text of message posts is in bold. Anyone know what I mis-set or how to fix it? --- ## [Shingrix vaccine and current Corona Virus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shingrix-vaccine-and-current-corona-virus/849871)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shingrix-vaccine-and-current-corona-virus/849871 "2020-03-24T05:01:17Z")
Our local pharmacy now has the Shingrix vaccine in stock (improved shingles vaccine). Any reason, such as reduced immune system response, to not get it during the current health panic? (I’m not panicking even though I’m… --- ## [Warp Drive question (Star Trek)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warp-drive-question-star-trek/849633)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warp-drive-question-star-trek/849633 "2020-03-24T04:35:45Z")
In the Star Trek universe, does Warp drive follow an arithmetic curve (Warp 6 is six times as fast as Warp 1) or a geometric one (Warp 6 is ten times as fast as Warp 5)? It seems to vary with the needs of the episode, wh… --- ## [It's a stimulus bill? Are we supposed to help out by ordering stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-stimulus-bill-are-we-supposed-to-help-out-by-ordering-stuff/850125)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-stimulus-bill-are-we-supposed-to-help-out-by-ordering-stuff/850125 "2020-03-24T04:29:06Z")
A “stimulus bill” is usually intended to induce consumers and others to spend, I think. So are we to be encouraged to spend right now? Our local take-out restaurant, definitely, but I’m really wondering about Amazon and … --- ## [Don't f\*\*k with the Jesus: Turturro plans Lebowski spinoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-f-k-with-the-jesus-turturro-plans-lebowski-spinoff/773848)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-f-k-with-the-jesus-turturro-plans-lebowski-spinoff/773848 "2020-03-24T04:27:36Z")
The Coen Bros. have given their permission. Hope it’s good! “Eight-year-olds, Dude…” --- ## [Fiona Apple (new album)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiona-apple-new-album/620906)
**Author:** [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiona-apple-new-album/620906 "2012-09-26T00:56:50Z")
I’ve been a fan since her first 2 albums in 1990’s, lyrics, music, performance – the full package. And, also, those crazy, psychotic videos from the 1990’ – they are strangest+sexiest videos of all time (for me). Then, m… --- ## [Thoughts on half-measures against personal coronavirus prevention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-half-measures-against-personal-coronavirus-prevention/850141)
**Author:** [@Saturn\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturn_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-half-measures-against-personal-coronavirus-prevention/850141 "2020-03-24T02:18:40Z")
While it’s great and understandable that people are being cautious not to get infected from this new coronavirus, I see and read what people are doing in terms of prevention and wonder how much of their efforts are going… --- ## [The World is shutting down.....last time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-is-shutting-down-last-time/849419)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-is-shutting-down-last-time/849419 "2020-03-24T01:56:27Z")
When was the last time the whole planet had such a massive simultaneous shutdown? Not for SARS or H1N1. What about in 1957 or 1968? --- ## [I'm pitting spring breakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pitting-spring-breakers/849858)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pitting-spring-breakers/849858 "2020-03-24T01:53:47Z")
I’m having a “get off my lawn” moment here. What the fuck is wrong with these kids? “If I get corona, I get corona. At the end of the day, I’m not going to let it stop me from partying.” “It’s really messing … --- ## [Playboy to Cease Publication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playboy-to-cease-publication/849778)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playboy-to-cease-publication/849778 "2020-03-24T01:24:12Z")
Playboy is taking a break for the whole virus thing. Give the world of print media, nobody expects it to ever come back. Still, I bet the brand is worth a bundle with is vast library and of course the air freshener mark… --- ## [Coin a Covid-19 term](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coin-a-covid-19-term/849822)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coin-a-covid-19-term/849822 "2020-03-24T00:24:22Z")
Whatever happens in the future I think it’s fair to assume this thing is going to leave a lasting impression on our culture. So here you can be a pioneer of pestilence, a soothsayer of sickness. Leave your linguistic … --- ## [Most informative/interesting Youtube videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-informative-interesting-youtube-videos/850135)
**Author:** [@txjim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txjim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-informative-interesting-youtube-videos/850135 "2020-03-24T00:05:40Z")
In amongst the woo and hype there are a few gems that are informative and interesting. I’d like to share one from a couple days ago from the Violin MD channel. I’ve been very impressed by her videos in the past, they a… --- ## [Canadian doctor turns one ventilator into nine.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-doctor-turns-one-ventilator-into-nine/850129)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-doctor-turns-one-ventilator-into-nine/850129 "2020-03-23T23:06:37Z")
Is this really workable? The doctor has a PhD in respiratory mechanics so he probably knows what he’s doing. --- ## [Recommendations for collector quality Star Trek Enterprise or Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-collector-quality-star-trek-enterprise-or-tardis/849975)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-collector-quality-star-trek-enterprise-or-tardis/849975 "2020-03-23T22:46:10Z")
My brother’s birthday is coming up soon and he is a big Dr. Who and Star Trek fan (both TOS and TNG). I’d like to get him a nice collectible…either an Enterprise or TARDIS (Enterprise from TOS or TNG…for TOS willing to … --- ## [Is there a good resource to see what different protection measures states have put in place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-resource-to-see-what-different-protection-measures-states-have-put-in-place/850128)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-resource-to-see-what-different-protection-measures-states-have-put-in-place/850128 "2020-03-23T22:27:50Z")
Trying to get it all together but it hard to sift through dozens of different news stories. --- ## [New British and Existing European Lockdowns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-british-and-existing-european-lockdowns/850126)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-british-and-existing-european-lockdowns/850126 "2020-03-23T22:07:25Z")
The British Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson has just announced a major lockdown. Here is his speech: Lockdowns in some other European countries: Unfortunately here in the U.S. we have Donald Trump. --- ## [You know what’s worse than COVID-19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-s-worse-than-covid-19/850047)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-s-worse-than-covid-19/850047 "2020-03-23T21:56:39Z")
All the gorram spam I’m getting! Face masks, and sanitizers, and misc. snake oil. Arrghhh! --- ## [A note on disinfection by SDStaff Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-on-disinfection-by-sdstaff-hawk/850094)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-on-disinfection-by-sdstaff-hawk/850094 "2020-03-23T21:12:16Z")
Our old friend SDStaff Hawk (our resident expert on DNA and other science matters) has published this information on social media. We’re happy to share it with you. ===== SDStaff Hawk says: I’ve been sharing this inf… --- ## [Will This Social Distancing Become A "New Norm"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-social-distancing-become-a-new-norm/850080)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-social-distancing-become-a-new-norm/850080 "2020-03-23T20:29:28Z")
Hopefully it works to slow or stop the spread. I was thinking, so what next? In the past 20 years we had two other major outbreaks SARS and MERS, neither which affected the US in a major way. So I was wondering the ne… --- ## [Anybody Else Taking a Crappy Temporary Job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-taking-a-crappy-temporary-job/849977)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-taking-a-crappy-temporary-job/849977 "2020-03-23T20:17:58Z")
I need to bring in about $200 a week, at a bare minimum. More would be nice, albeit, as long as I made the $200, we’d be good. I have just gotten approved to drive for Amazon Flex, and I am working on signing up for Ube… --- ## [TP - how much do you have? How much do you use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tp-how-much-do-you-have-how-much-do-you-use/850090)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tp-how-much-do-you-have-how-much-do-you-use/850090 "2020-03-23T19:48:11Z")
Inspired by this thread, and I hope this isn’t duplicative. I wondered how much TP you have on hand, and how quickly you expect to go through it. It is just the 2 of us at home. Yesterday I counted the TP in our 3 bat… --- ## [Which pre-1930 pistol round is best against late-medieval plate armor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-pre-1930-pistol-round-is-best-against-late-medieval-plate-armor/849995)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-pre-1930-pistol-round-is-best-against-late-medieval-plate-armor/849995 "2020-03-23T19:00:08Z")
Specialized time travel munition question time. Ultra-specialized, in fact: which \*pre-1930 \*pistol round would be the best for penetrating late-medieval plate armor? To be specific, a late-medieval cuirass—a fair enoug… --- ## [Vin Scullys Comforting Words in This Terrible Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vin-scullys-comforting-words-in-this-terrible-time/850095)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vin-scullys-comforting-words-in-this-terrible-time/850095 "2020-03-23T18:42:02Z")
Ive always hated the Dodgers but loved and respected Mr Scully. You dont have to be a baseball fan to glow in the warmth of a comforting voice. --- ## [Movies to watch while self-quarantined.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-to-watch-while-self-quarantined/849558)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-to-watch-while-self-quarantined/849558 "2020-03-23T18:40:31Z")
Twelve Monkeys. --- ## [Do hawks commonly drown their prey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hawks-commonly-drown-their-prey/849993)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hawks-commonly-drown-their-prey/849993 "2020-03-23T18:20:02Z")
I was recently shown a video of a red-tailed hawk drowning a duck in a pond near my house. The duck thrashed for quite a while after the hawk landed on it and afterward the hawk tried to fly away with it but I don’t know… --- ## [I keep getting randomly logged out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-getting-randomly-logged-out/849921)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-getting-randomly-logged-out/849921 "2020-03-23T17:50:34Z")
Like, I’ll click on a different forum or a different thread, and suddenly I have to log in again. It’s been doing this the last couple days. --- ## [Ceiling fan is possessed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceiling-fan-is-possessed/849402)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceiling-fan-is-possessed/849402 "2020-03-23T17:43:46Z")
I replaced our old ceiling fan/light with one that is remote controlled. It’s fine, but occasionally, the light turns on, or the fan turns off, or changes speeds, all with no input from the remote. Sometimes we’re not ev… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1961) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1963)